NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date
NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date
www.jhuapl.edu NASA Authorizes Dragonfly Mission to Proceed With Estimated 2028 Launch Readiness Date
NASA’s Dragonfly mission team is moving on to the next stage of development on the revolutionary, car-sized nuclear-powered drone it plans to fly over and land on the organic-rich sands of Saturn’s large moon Titan.
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Is that an actual ornithopter?
3 0 ReplyNASA website says it's a dual-quadcopter
10 0 Replywhat's the difference between a dual-quadcopter and an octocopter?
4 0 ReplyThe arrangement of the propellers. In this case there are four supports and there's two propellers on each support (one above, one below).
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You know, I just made a dumb comment about Dune, but I'm happy I learned things about helicopters too.
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